However, Layla did not like the idea of giving up.
At a restaurant in Taronia, the food that Lucas had ordered arrived, and they dug in.
"Mr. Lucas, did your father say when he was coming back?" Irene felt full after having a little food. She did not have a large appetite. Her meals weren't large.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Do you want to see him?" Lucas asked. He had never paid any attention to them before. Whether they were out on a holiday or returning home, it had nothing to do with him.
"I feel relaxed when they are not around. You don't have to worry about Mrs. Woods targeting you. You also don't have to worry about other things happening." Irene put on splastic gloves. "Mr. Lucas, letdeshell the shrimps for you!" "Are you not eating?" Lucas saw that Irene had put her cutlery down. He suddenly did not have an appetite, too.
"I'm full," Irene said with a smile. "I have a small appetite." "You sure do," Lucas teased. "Look at how small you are, like a bean sprout." "I'm not a bean sprout. Look how tall I am," Irene said. "I'm only a little shorter than you." Irene was indeed tall. Elliot was tall, and Avery was by no means short either. Her parents had good genes. Despite not eating much, her growth had not been affected.
At a table nearby, someone saw Irene's face.
"Bloody hell! That girl looks disgusting! She gavea scare! I thought I saw a ghost!" a man with a buzz cut exclaimed. The others at the stable looked at Irene.
After seeing the scar on Irene's face, they all displayed various degrees of disgust.
"Whoever dares to kiss her," said someone, proposing a malicious game, "I'll give them a grand and five hundred." The men looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Frankie, it's not that I don't dare to kiss her. I'm only afraid of nightmares that will follow!" "My girlfriend doesn't lettouch other women. I'm destined to not have that one thousand five hundred." "I don't have a girlfriend, but I'm a coward! I'll drink to that, okay!" "Look at your bunch of cowards! I'll kiss her, and all of you have to give one thousand five hundred dollars!" The person that spoke was the second heir to the Shaw family, Frankie Shaw. Frankie was a well-known playboy. His favorite thing to do was to play these cruel pranks on other people.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Frankie, you're amazing! If you dare to kiss ther, we'll cup with one ef five hundred dollars for right now," said one of the men.
"Frankie, aren't you afraid that you will have nightmares after kissing that woman? Do you want to reconsider?" Frankie had imbibed salcohol, and he was in a showing-off mood.
"I'm not afraid of anyone, let alone ghosts," Frankie said and pushed his chair aside. He walked over to Irene.
When Irene notice the man, she thought that he wanted to walk past her, but he stood next to her.
"Hello!" Frankie looked at Irene's face closely. He greeted her with a smile.
"Hello, can I help you?" Irene was being hit on for the first time. Her heart was beating wildly.
Lucas glanced at Frankie and silently pushed his cutlery and plate to the side. His instincts were telling him that Frankie was there to cause trouble. Content belongs Śwto Sure enough, the moment Irene asked her question, Frankie directly planted a kiss on Irene's face! Irene was so frightened she shrieked in surprise! Lucas saw what happened and without thinking, he picked up his chair and smashed it on Frankie!